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− | = Market Research for IT Startups = |
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− | * '''Course name''': |
+ | * '''Course name''': Total virtualization |
− | * '''Code discipline''': |
+ | * '''Code discipline''': ???? |
− | * '''Subject area''': |
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== Short Description == |
== Short Description == |
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− | This course is for students who see themselves as entrepreneurs. The course is designed for the early development of business ideas and provides methods and guidelines for business research. The course teaches how to assess the potential of business ideas, hypothesis thinking, methods for generating ideas and testing their quality |
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== Prerequisites == |
== Prerequisites == |
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=== Prerequisite subjects === |
=== Prerequisite subjects === |
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+ | * CSE101 |
+ | * СSE105 |
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+ | * CSE112 or CSE118 or CSE420 |
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+ | * CSE130 or CSE512 or CSE128 |
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+ | * 22 or CSE804 or CSE809 or CSE812 |
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=== Prerequisite topics === |
=== Prerequisite topics === |
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+ | * Basic programming skills. |
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− | * N/A |
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+ | * Software architecture |
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+ | * Computer architecture |
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+ | * Basics of Operating systems |
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== Course Topics == |
== Course Topics == |
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! Section !! Topics within the section |
! Section !! Topics within the section |
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+ | | Section 1 || |
+ | # The need for virtualization: clouds, IaaS, DaaS, SaaS, PaaS. |
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− | # Art VS Creativity |
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+ | # A virtualization introduction: basic terms, history |
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− | # Ability to discover |
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+ | # CPU virtualization approaches: emulation, binary recompilation, stabbing, para-virtualization, hardware-assisted technologies |
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− | # How to generate ideas |
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+ | # Physical memory virtualization issues: compression, swap files, balloons |
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− | # Creativity sources |
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+ | # Virtual paging, interrupts and devices, virtual video |
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− | # Ideation in groups |
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+ | # VM performance |
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− | # Rules for ideation for startups |
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+ | # VM migration |
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+ | # Introduction to containers |
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− | | Market research content || |
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+ | # Dockers |
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− | # Types of research: primary vs secondary |
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− | # How to plan a research |
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− | # Market research chapters content |
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− | # Frameworks used in a market research (SWOT, Persona, etc) |
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− | # Tools and sources to conduct a competitors analysis |
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− | | Customer development || |
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− | # Interviews are the main tool for “Get Out The Building” technique |
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− | # The "Mum's Test" |
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− | # Jobs-To-Be-Done |
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− | # Good and bad interview questions |
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− | | Market sizing || |
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− | # Market analysis VS market sizing |
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− | # Sizing stakeholders and their interests |
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− | # Sizing methods |
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− | # TAM SAM SOM calculation examples |
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− | | Data for a research || |
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− | # Sources and tools for competitors overview |
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− | # Sources and tools for product and traffic analysis |
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− | # Sources and tools for trend watching |
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− | # Life hacks for search |
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− | | Founder motivation || |
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− | # Ways to Stay Motivated as an Entrepreneur |
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− | # Exercises for founders motivation |
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+ | | Section 2 || |
+ | # IaaS: Resource distribution (memory, CPU) |
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− | # Market research results presentations |
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+ | # IaaS: Dynamic power management |
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+ | # IaaS: Failovers and backups |
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+ | # PaaS: a view from inside |
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+ | # PaaS: a revolution driven by microservices |
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+ | # Migrating to the cloud: cost, risks and deployment models, choice of cloud providers |
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+ | # Security issues of clouds and virtualisation |
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+ | # Cloud storages |
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== Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) == |
== Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) == |
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=== What is the main purpose of this course? === |
=== What is the main purpose of this course? === |
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− | This course aims to give students theoretical knowledge and practical skills on how to assess market potential at an early stage of an IT startup (or any company) development. The ultimate goal is to teach students to conduct market research for their business. |
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=== ILOs defined at three levels === |
=== ILOs defined at three levels === |
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==== Level 1: What concepts should a student know/remember/explain? ==== |
==== Level 1: What concepts should a student know/remember/explain? ==== |
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By the end of the course, the students should be able to ... |
By the end of the course, the students should be able to ... |
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+ | * Differ PaaS from IaaS and SaaS |
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− | * Market research techniques using open data, |
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+ | * Explain the basic principles of virtualization |
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− | * Typology of market assessment methods, |
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+ | * Understand difference between containers and virtual machines |
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− | * Types of research data and their application, |
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+ | * Know criteria of choice between containers and virtual machines for different workloads |
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− | * Market research components: competitors overview, value proposition, trend watching, venture status, business models, buyers profile etc |
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+ | * Know memory management strategies and techniques |
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+ | * Remember diffetent virtualization approaches |
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+ | * Understand internals of PaaS and argue what is SaaS and what is PaaS |
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==== Level 2: What basic practical skills should a student be able to perform? ==== |
==== Level 2: What basic practical skills should a student be able to perform? ==== |
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By the end of the course, the students should be able to ... |
By the end of the course, the students should be able to ... |
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+ | * Create a container based on cgroups interface |
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− | * Methods of ideation, |
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+ | * Deploy an application into the cloud infrastructure |
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− | * TAM SAM SOM method, 2 approaches, |
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+ | * Use PaaS API for debug and monitoring |
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− | * Applied tools and resources for market sizing, |
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+ | * Tune performance of a virtual machine |
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− | * Principles to work with business hypotheses |
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+ | * Estimate cost of public IaaS use vs on-premise deployment |
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==== Level 3: What complex comprehensive skills should a student be able to apply in real-life scenarios? ==== |
==== Level 3: What complex comprehensive skills should a student be able to apply in real-life scenarios? ==== |
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By the end of the course, the students should be able to ... |
By the end of the course, the students should be able to ... |
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+ | * Make weighted and reasonable architectural choices in virtualization and cloud domain |
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− | * Identify and describe the market |
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− | * Assess market potential for any business idea |
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− | * Conduct relevant market research before starting up a business |
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− | * Use the most relevant and high-quality data for a market research |
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== Grading == |
== Grading == |
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! Grade !! Range !! Description of performance |
! Grade !! Range !! Description of performance |
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− | | A. Excellent || |
+ | | A. Excellent || 80-100 || - |
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− | | B. Good || |
+ | | B. Good || 60-79 || - |
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− | | C. Satisfactory || |
+ | | C. Satisfactory || 40-59 || - |
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− | | D. Fail || 0- |
+ | | D. Fail || 0-39 || - |
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! Activity Type !! Percentage of the overall course grade |
! Activity Type !! Percentage of the overall course grade |
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+ | | Assignment/Labs || 70 |
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− | | Paper #0: Market research structure || 10 |
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+ | | Final quiz || 30 |
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− | | Workshops activity || 21 |
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− | | Paper #2: Market research || 30 |
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− | | Final Presentation || 30 |
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=== Recommendations for students on how to succeed in the course === |
=== Recommendations for students on how to succeed in the course === |
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− | Participation is important. Showing up |
+ | Participation is important. Showing up is the key to success in this course.<br>If you don’t have a corresponding technical background, please do not hesitate to ask lecturer. If you feel that the gap is deep, request for extra reading.<br>Reading the recommended literature is optional, and will give you a deeper understanding of the material. |
== Resources, literature and reference materials == |
== Resources, literature and reference materials == |
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=== Open access resources === |
=== Open access resources === |
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− | * - article with reflections on the methodology book on the 55 typical business models |
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− | * - a book with instructions on how to communicate with your potential users. How to conduct interviews so that you understand what the client wants to say and not what you want to hear. |
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− | * - the case book on the Jobs To Be Done. With JTBD, we can make predictions about which products will be in demand in the market and which will not. The idea behind the theory is that people don't buy products, but "hire" them to perform certain jobs. |
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− | * A selection of with a summary of key ideas from Harvard Business Review |
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− | * F. Sesno "" - the book on how to get information out of people through questions. |
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− | * a visual guide book to dealing with your inner procrastinator |
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=== Closed access resources === |
=== Closed access resources === |
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+ | * Carl Waldspurger, Mendel Rosenblum, “I/O virtualization”, Communications of ACM, 2012 |
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− | * Crunchbase.com |
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− | * Statista.com |
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=== Software and tools used within the course === |
=== Software and tools used within the course === |
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− | * Boardofinnovation.com |
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− | * Miro.com |
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− | * Notion.com |
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− | * MS Teams |
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= Teaching Methodology: Methods, techniques, & activities = |
= Teaching Methodology: Methods, techniques, & activities = |
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− | ! Teaching Techniques !! Section 1 !! Section 2 |
+ | ! Teaching Techniques !! Section 1 !! Section 2 |
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− | | Problem-based learning (students learn by solving open-ended problems without a strictly-defined solution) |
+ | | Problem-based learning (students learn by solving open-ended problems without a strictly-defined solution) || 1 || 1 |
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− | | Project-based learning (students work on a project) |
+ | | Project-based learning (students work on a project) || 1 || 1 |
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+ | | Modular learning (facilitated self-study) || 1 || 1 |
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− | | Differentiated learning (provide tasks and activities at several levels of difficulty to fit students needs and level) || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 |
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− | | Contextual learning (activities and tasks are connected to the real world to make it easier for students to relate to them); |
+ | | Contextual learning (activities and tasks are connected to the real world to make it easier for students to relate to them); || 1 || 1 |
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− | | Business game (learn by playing a game that incorporates the principles of the material covered within the course). |
+ | | Business game (learn by playing a game that incorporates the principles of the material covered within the course). || 1 || 1 |
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− | | inquiry-based learning || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 |
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|+ Activities within each section |
|+ Activities within each section |
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− | ! Learning Activities !! Section 1 !! Section 2 |
+ | ! Learning Activities !! Section 1 !! Section 2 |
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− | | Interactive Lectures || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 |
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− | | Lab exercises || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 |
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− | | Group projects || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |
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− | | Flipped classroom || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 |
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+ | | Lectures || 1 || 1 |
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+ | | Interactive Lectures || 1 || 1 |
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+ | | Lab exercises || 1 || 1 |
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+ | | Discussions || 1 || 1 |
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+ | | Written reports || 1 || 1 |
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+ | | Cases studies || 0 || 1 |
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+ | | Quizzes (written or computer based) || 0 || 1 |
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+ | | Simulations and role-plays || 0 || 1 |
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== Formative Assessment and Course Activities == |
== Formative Assessment and Course Activities == |
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+ | | Individual Assignments || A1: Find the response in Linux kernel source code?<br>Find the VT-x virtualization loop. Specify related functions<br>Find the PF handler || 1 |
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− | | Discussion || Difference between Art and Creativity. Examples from your personal experience<br>Tools to manage your attention: work with exercises above<br>Is it true that an ideation stage is the very first step to take when starting your own business? If not, what needs to be done before?<br>Idea diary: share your experience, was it useful? How to keep motivation to continue?<br>Sharing your business ideas: is it risky for a founder? Why?<br>Name and discuss principles of hypothesis thinking<br>Name and comment on ideation tool you know. Did you have an experience with it?<br>Where to take creativity? Your advice<br>Lets find examples of “Steal like an artist” approach among startups<br>Create a list of 5 business ideas you have ever had in your mind. Choose 1 and make an exhaustive list of the problems that are associated with the proposed business idea. || 0 |
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− | | Workshop || Break into teams, choose from the list below 1 tool to work with. Use the templates to create new business ideas. Summarize the results. Share your results and experience of using the template with other teams || 1 |
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− | | Exercise || Start an "Idea diary" (not necessarily business ideas): create a convenient place for notes (notion, pinterest, instagram, paper notebook, etc.). Note the time/place/circumstances of ideas coming, learn to write down ideas. Draw conclusions from 1 week's work: where, when, how, why new ideas arise and whether you can manage their flow. || 0 |
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==== Section 2 ==== |
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+ | | Quiz || 1. Which type of virtualization would you recommend for the following workload? <br>2. Why SMP workload could be slow in virtual machines?<br>3. Which type of vulnerability is more “popular” for virtual machines then for containers? || 1 |
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− | | Discussion || What are the basic steps in market research?<br>What are the commonly used market research methods?<br>What research question types can be asked in surveys?<br>Should startup prefer primary or secondary research? || 0 |
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− | | Workshop || SWOT analysis: compare your business idea with competitors and market situation<br> Get familiar with industry trends and reports: Find and create a list of 3 to 5 business research papers or trend reports in your industry || 0 |
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− | | Home written assignment || Market research doc: create a structure that is:<br>1-2 pages long<br>Describes your business idea<br>Contains the structure of your future research<br>Contains a list of questions to answer during the research for each chapter proposed<br>Contains links and references to data sources potentilly interesting to use in a research<br>Its feasible: it should be a chance you may answer all the questions stated in the doc<br>The doc format is designed and well structured<br> || 1 |
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− | | Workshop || Work on your customer profile using the Persona template. Make a client interview script with the help of the Problem-validation-script. || 1 |
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− | | Case study || Watch the video with the case study. This is an example of HOW NOT to take a customer discovery interview. Discuss what went wrong? || 0 |
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− | | Case study || Learn a market sizing case: online babysitting service || 0 |
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− | | Oral presentation || Take one tool from the list below and create a “how-to” guide to the service for your classmates. The guide could be done in a form of 1) video-instruction 2) text 3) visualized scheme 4) presentation. The guide must answer how to use a tool and give an example of its use on concrete case study. Studying the guide should take your reader not mach then 15 min. || 1 |
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− | | Workshop || Exercises:<br>Personal SWOT Analysis<br>List of Personal Achievements<br>Analysis of Motivating Activities<br>Your Personal Vision || 0 |
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− | | Pitch session || The final Market Research report should follow the structure discussed <br>Content of the oral presentation may include: business description, market overview, main sources used in the research, competitors overview, monetization opportunity, market size, further stages of research or business work, team, comments on some challenges during the work || 1 |
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=== Final assessment === |
=== Final assessment === |
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'''Section 1''' |
'''Section 1''' |
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− | # For the final assessment, students should complete the Market Research paper. |
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− | # It should follow the market research paper structure, contain information about market volume (TAM SAM SOM), data must be gathered with help of data sources learnt. |
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− | # The paper should refer to market potential and give the basis to make business decisions, answer questions on how to start and develop your idea, what is your business model, target customer persona, product MVP etc. |
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− | # Grading criteria for the final project presentation: |
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− | # Market sizing has been carried out |
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− | # Customer segments are named |
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− | # Сompetitor analysis has been conducted |
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− | # At least 2 prominent data sources are used |
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− | # Customer discovery interviews conducted |
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− | # Future steps are mapped out |
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− | # The final report is visualized clearly and transparent |
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'''Section 2''' |
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=== The retake exam === |
=== The retake exam === |
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'''Section 1''' |
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'''Section 2''' |
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Revision as of 13:23, 29 November 2022
Total virtualization
- Course name: Total virtualization
- Code discipline: ????
- Subject area:
Short Description
Prerequisites
Prerequisite subjects
- CSE101
- СSE105
- CSE112 or CSE118 or CSE420
- CSE130 or CSE512 or CSE128
- 22 or CSE804 or CSE809 or CSE812
Prerequisite topics
- Basic programming skills.
- Software architecture
- Computer architecture
- Basics of Operating systems
Course Topics
Section | Topics within the section |
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Section 1 |
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Section 2 |
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Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
What is the main purpose of this course?
ILOs defined at three levels
Level 1: What concepts should a student know/remember/explain?
By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...
- Differ PaaS from IaaS and SaaS
- Explain the basic principles of virtualization
- Understand difference between containers and virtual machines
- Know criteria of choice between containers and virtual machines for different workloads
- Know memory management strategies and techniques
- Remember diffetent virtualization approaches
- Understand internals of PaaS and argue what is SaaS and what is PaaS
Level 2: What basic practical skills should a student be able to perform?
By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...
- Create a container based on cgroups interface
- Deploy an application into the cloud infrastructure
- Use PaaS API for debug and monitoring
- Tune performance of a virtual machine
- Estimate cost of public IaaS use vs on-premise deployment
Level 3: What complex comprehensive skills should a student be able to apply in real-life scenarios?
By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...
- Make weighted and reasonable architectural choices in virtualization and cloud domain
Grading
Course grading range
Grade | Range | Description of performance |
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A. Excellent | 80-100 | - |
B. Good | 60-79 | - |
C. Satisfactory | 40-59 | - |
D. Fail | 0-39 | - |
Course activities and grading breakdown
Activity Type | Percentage of the overall course grade |
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Assignment/Labs | 70 |
Final quiz | 30 |
Recommendations for students on how to succeed in the course
Participation is important. Showing up is the key to success in this course.
If you don’t have a corresponding technical background, please do not hesitate to ask lecturer. If you feel that the gap is deep, request for extra reading.
Reading the recommended literature is optional, and will give you a deeper understanding of the material.
Resources, literature and reference materials
Open access resources
Closed access resources
- Carl Waldspurger, Mendel Rosenblum, “I/O virtualization”, Communications of ACM, 2012
Software and tools used within the course
Teaching Methodology: Methods, techniques, & activities
Activities and Teaching Methods
Teaching Techniques | Section 1 | Section 2 |
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Problem-based learning (students learn by solving open-ended problems without a strictly-defined solution) | 1 | 1 |
Project-based learning (students work on a project) | 1 | 1 |
Modular learning (facilitated self-study) | 1 | 1 |
Contextual learning (activities and tasks are connected to the real world to make it easier for students to relate to them); | 1 | 1 |
Business game (learn by playing a game that incorporates the principles of the material covered within the course). | 1 | 1 |
Learning Activities | Section 1 | Section 2 |
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Lectures | 1 | 1 |
Interactive Lectures | 1 | 1 |
Lab exercises | 1 | 1 |
Discussions | 1 | 1 |
Written reports | 1 | 1 |
Cases studies | 0 | 1 |
Quizzes (written or computer based) | 0 | 1 |
Simulations and role-plays | 0 | 1 |
Formative Assessment and Course Activities
Ongoing performance assessment
Section 1
Activity Type | Content | Is Graded? |
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Individual Assignments | A1: Find the response in Linux kernel source code? Find the VT-x virtualization loop. Specify related functions Find the PF handler |
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Section 2
Activity Type | Content | Is Graded? |
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Quiz | 1. Which type of virtualization would you recommend for the following workload? 2. Why SMP workload could be slow in virtual machines? 3. Which type of vulnerability is more “popular” for virtual machines then for containers? |
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Final assessment
Section 1
Section 2
The retake exam
Section 1
Section 2